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CCFE Director on Eureka 100 list | 07/10/2010

The Times' Eureka magazine has today named CCFE Director Professor Steve Cowley as one of the UK's most influential scientists.

Professor Cowley joins Stephen Hawking, David Attenborough and Richard Dawkins on the Eureka 100 Science List, which according to The Times, aims to 'identify the most important and interesting people in British science.' Those on the list 'are pushing back the boundaries of scientific understanding, transforming our lives through innovation and changing our attitudes to science, each other and the world.'

Professor Cowley's profile states: 'Cowley has shown an appreciation for fusing global talent as well as atomic nuclei...In his work as an advocate of fusion, Cowley has also provided a compelling argument for why government funding must increase if the race to provide carbon-free fuel is to be won in time.'

The Eureka list was compiled with the help of heads of universities, research bodies, businesses, scientific societies and government institutions. The final selection was judged by a panel including William Waldegrave (Chairman of the Science Museum) and former Liberal Democrat science spokesman Evan Harris.